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Spain squad down to 27!

May 5th, 2006 | By: Ian | 12 Comments »

Some surprises in Luis Aragones’ 27-man provisional squad released today.

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Santiago Canizares (Valencia)

Defenders: Joan Capdevila (Deportivo La Coruna), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Michel Salgado, Sergio Ramos (both Real Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Asier Del Horno (Chelsea), Antonio Lopez, Pablo Ibanez (both Atletico Madrid), Juanito (Real Betis), Javi Venta (Villarreal)

Midfielders: David Albelda, Ruben Baraja (both Valencia), Luis Garcia, Xabi Alonso (both Liverpool), Joaquin (Real Betis), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta, Xavi (both Barcelona), Marcos Senna (Villarreal).

Forwards: Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal), Fernando Morientes (Liverpool), David Villa (Valencia), Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid), Raul (Real Madrid)

Observations
- Vicente is officially out of the squad, but does this leave Spain vulnerable on the wings?
- Marca’s report of Aragones’ 22 players had some errors.
- No Mariano Pernia, which comes as a surprise to me. He is one of the leading goal scorers in the Primera Liga as a defender — why wouldn’t you want this kind of production in Germany?
- Several English-based players in this squad, seven to be exact.
- It appears Villarreal’s deep Champions League run has helped Javi Venta earn a spot on the squad.
- Luis must think very highly of Xavi, who is finally fit after a long injury lay-off.

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By Flirtatious Spain Announces Provisional World Cup Roster - FIFA World Cup 2006 - World Cup 2006 Blog | May 5th, 2006 at 10:57 am

[...] Spain coach Luis Aragones has made his list and checked it twice. Now the world knows the 27 men who will be fighting for 23 spots to represent Spain in Germany. As is usually the case with Spain, there are some sexy names that roll off the tongue: Casillas, Puyol, Fabregas, Xavi and Reyes. As is usually the case with Spain, I am a bit smitten by those sexy names. I look at this roster and I think that they might be a team that is being a bit overlooked and that they might make a run in Germany. [...]

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By RBK | May 13th, 2006 at 5:18 am

Mariano Pernia would be a good addition, but unfortunately he is from argentina.

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By sakush | May 13th, 2006 at 5:27 am

leavivg vicente out of the team is a bad decision.he’z one of the best left wingers around

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